masking

Example Sentences

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Hall, a self-employed silversmith, first noticed symptoms after coming off the contraceptive pill which she said had been "masking" the pain for 10 years.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

Instead, researchers could only determine an average energy loss rate, masking the true and often unstable behavior of the qubit.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2026

Yet that indiscriminate selling may be masking some hidden value.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

He said the popular narrative of a K-shaped economy in which wealthy households drive disproportionate growth in spending, masking broader fragilities among savings-depleted lower-income consumers, has been exaggerated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

‘I added more wormwood, and checked with Saeunn. The masking charm should work. The bear won’t sense the Nanuak.’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver